Bengaluru: Making the most of definition of a dying declaration, the state government took a stand that an elaborate interview of deputy superintendent of police, M.K. Ganapati, to a television channel hours before the officer committed suicide could not be considered his dying declaration.
In an interview to Deccan Chronicle, home minister, Dr G. Parameshwar, said a person would make a declaration only about death. In Mr Ganapati’s case, he did not speak about death, but only said “if something happens to me….”
“He did not speak about death. So, this cannot be construed as dying declaration,” he added. When asked why police officers did not follow the normal procedure of registering cases under section 306 of IPC against those named by Mr Ganapati before he ended his life, Dr Parameshwara reiterated that the police officer’s interview to a television channel was not a statement and his allegations could not be the basis for filing charges.
Dr Parameshwar said he did not receive any direction from the central leadership of Congress to provide details about this unsavory episode. He, however, maintained that officers of CID would certainly frame charges if they find any evidence during the investigation. The minister replied in the negative when asked whether this episode would dent the image of the state government.
